The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-11

Louisiana Democrat.
WEEKLY.
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O&cim Journal of the Ioaca.
OFFTCTAL JOURNAL of the DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY of RAPIDES.
Our Agents.
Thos. Mcintyre, ...... New Orleans
Dauchy & Co., New York
Geo. 2. Rowell & Co.,.... 4"
Nelson Chesman & Co.,....St. Lonis
Edwin Alden, Cincinnati
N. w. Aver & Son.. Philadelphia
THE Ohio Commandery of the Loyal
Legion has elected Gen. w. T. Sherman
Commander, ex-President Hayes having
L. ~ oIoot,np
MIR. w. b. Gray has retired from the
editorial and business management of the
Morgan City Free Press, having, owing to
failing health, sold out that journal to
Mr.. Henry A. Winfree.
Ar the municipal election held in
Washington, La, on the I'd inst, the fol-
lowing ticket was elected: j. Plonsky,
Mayor; Councilmen-L. McNicoll, /. NJ.
Ewes, Sos Pitre, A. j. Muller.
--CHAs. w. Drown has again been cho-
sen as Captain of the Continental Guards,
of New Orleans. A better selection could
not have been made, and both that first
class organization and "our own Charlie"
arc to be congratulated.
--FERDISAND Ward has been taken out
of the laundry at Sing Sing prison and
sent back to kicking the printing press in
the State printing Office, where the neces-
sary printing is done for the prison. He
said he liked being printer "better than
washerwoman."
NEW Orleans had 100000 fire on
the morning of the 4th inst. Mr.. Thomas
O'Connor, Chief of the Fire Department
of that city, is said to be the heaviest
loser, his loss being estimated ut $50, 600.
Two lives were lost, Laughlin Lyons and
his grandchild, Jimmie Tonni.
THE New York Sun predicts that the
Democratic party is going to lose the Ia
Dor vote. That will be rather bad for the
Democratic party, because it is the labor
party. But there is wonderful vitality in
the old carcass notwithstanding the fact
that upon several occasions it has been
formally buried.-[Ex.
THE OpelOusas Steam Fire Co. held
its annual election for officers on the Sd
inst. The following gentlemen were cleo
ted: II. r. Estorge, President; A. j. Per-
rault, Vice-President; R. NJ. Littell, Fore
man; Sidney L. Hebrad, First Assistant
l.. A. Dominique, Second Assistant A. j.
Bercicr, Recordlkg Secretary Isaac Roos,
Financial Secretary J. Me,licio, Steward.
---HoUMA Fire Co. No. 1, of Houma, re-
ceiyed new steam engine on Sunday,
the oath ult. 1t is third class engine of
the Silsby Co.'s make, and as the contract
called for various trials of power and
strength, the engine was put to test On
Wednesday, the 9th. Toe results proved
entirely satisfactory to the officers and
members of the company, as well as to the
ens.-[Morgan City Free Press.
LEE was above them all. Lee was
the peerless man and soldier. His figure
towers like colossus above all his con-
temporaries - the greatest soldier, the
greatest man of the civil war. He was an
example of unimpaired strength to the
last. His character never lapsed from
the consistent dignity that made him
what Wolseley painted him, and this will
he the verdict of history. Memphis
Appeal.
"A TELEGRAM from Monroe ON the Sd |
inst. makes the following serious. state
ment: ''fhe startling information reach
ed this city this evening that Charlton,
disease peculiar to stock, had broken out
with fatal effect among the people living
in the nefghborhood known as the Colo
n.y. in this Parish. Mr.. G. NJ. Collum,
who himself had contsacted the fearful
disease, came in for medical aid. He re-
ported that he lost son last night and
that his wife and twn InnUbters xxaro